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Three of the most important CSS concepts to grasp are floating, positioning, and the box model. These concepts control the way elements are arranged and displayed on a page, forming the basis of CSS layout. If you are used to controlling layout with tables, these concepts may seem strange at first. In fact, most people will have been developing sites using CSS for some time before they fully grasp the intricacies of the box model, the difference between absolute and relative positioning, and how floating and clearing actually work. Once you have a firm grasp of these concepts, developing sites using CSS becomes that much easier.
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© 2009 Andy Budd, Simon Collison, and Cameron Moll
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Budd, A., Collison, S., Moll, C. (2009). Visual Formatting Model Overview. In: CSS Mastery. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-2398-6_3
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